1.Reading a poem is being curious and being accepting to any ideas while understanding the importance of the approach to analyze it properly. 2. Sonnet 18 by Willam Shakespeare Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate.1 Rough winds do shake the darling […]
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Reading a poem requires an open mindset and having analytical skills to understand the poet’s intent. In the Italian sonnet, “What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why” by Edna St. Vincent Millay, the speaker describes a past lover that they have forgotten. The speaker says, “And in […]
Interpreting a poem involves a combination of an open mindset and analytical skill. “Sonnet 130” by William Shakespeare is a poem that takes an unconventional approach to a standard love poem. In order to engage with this poem, I found myself having to suspend my expectations of the content of […]
1. Poems are meant to be read using expected approach and prespective. 2. “How do i love thee (Browning 43)” attitude is very relaxed and calm. She gives a peaceful essence because she speaks of love in an uplifting way. Love embraces her and she is not afriad to vocalize […]
The quote “Reading a poem is part attitude and part technique” from this week’s 1 reading means needing “attitude” and “technique” to be able to understand a poem.I believe this is what the quote means by the two keys points in the quote.One of the key points would be the […]
When reading a poem, it is important to have the right mindset and approach to truly appreciate it. In the case of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18, “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”, readers should approach it with an open and appreciative mindset, admiring the beauty portrayed within the lines. […]
Reading a poem is about the emotional response it elicits as well as the method you use to analyze the prose. Case in point when reading Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 my initial response was one of emotion as I chuckled to myself, struck by the absurdity of the first several lines […]
Covid- 19 was one of the scariest and unforgettable times ever for many of us. I remember everything happening so fast in March 2020 when the government first placed the city on lockdown. I saw how Covid and the lockdown started to affect everyone after a while. When we first […]
COVID-19 was an unexpected event for everyone and changed our lives. We had to adjust and accept what was happening. There were a lot of arguments about COVID such as whether the vaccine is effective. I was a sophomore in high school. Going to school and seeing my friends not […]
Ancient vs Modern Similarities between the American population during the plague and the Pandemic of 2020 are the Fear and panic that the people felt. The citizens of thebe were terrified of the plague affecting their city and it harming/killing those dear to them similar to the way we felt […]
The flare-up of Coronavirus has impacted many individuals’ lives in phenomenal ways mine icluded. The pandemic has had many social and monetary disturbances that compromised our lives. The pandemic made numerous unfriendly impacts, whether limitations on developments, school terminations, or constraints on specific monetary exercises. The Infection spread quick from […]
Looking back at Covid, it was an odd time to live in. Many Americans were scared because to them it was an unknown virus rapidly spreading across the country. I was aware of COVID around late 2019, while the majority of Americans heard about it early 2020 due the virus […]
I stayed home during the pandemic, so I don’t have a lot of information on how the people of the US reacted to the pandemic. In China, the first wave of the pandemic was poorly handled in Wuhan. Initially, only a few cases emerged, but this eventually led to a […]
As I look back on those days when COVID-19 engulfed the modern world, it’s hard not to feel overwhelmed by the memories of being confined to the four walls of my room. The pandemic was nothing short of a plague, and it had a profound impact on our lives, one […]
The outbreak of Covid-19 has affected people’s lives in unprecedented ways. The pandemic has had devastating social and economic disruptions that threatened our lives. The pandemic has created many adverse effects, whether restrictions on movements, school closures, bans on social gatherings, or limitations on certain economic activities. The Virus spread […]
I’m a little reluctant to talk about the trials and tribulations of COVID as a plague because most of my memory of the pandemic’s course of events is dictated by my experience as a health care provider. And to recount it is to recall its horror and the desperation of […]
Of this tragedy, it conveys to teach how to bear and react to suffering, pity and fear.In the story they were experiencing a famine on their vegetation, cattle , women and children. The people of Thebes were very distressed of this time period. With this plague it was only enclosed […]
Our behavior during COVID varies in similarities and difference with the people of Thebes as seen in Oedipus the King. Both parties experienced distress, no one knew what was going on and how to fix the situation. People searched the internet and followed every news outlet possible, and religious people […]
